The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
- Original title
- Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 376 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man who spent his childhood locked in a cellar is suddenly released into 19th century society. He struggles to understand a world that both pities and mistreats him.
slow-burnmelancholiccerebralunsettlingmeditativebleakcontemplative
What happens
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (German: Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle; lit. Every Man for Himself and God Against All) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno S. and Walter Ladengast. The film closely follows the real story of foundling Kaspar Hauser, using the text of actual letters found with Hauser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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